When the ark of the LORD had been in Philistine territory for seven months, the Philistines called for the priests and diviners and saId, “What shall we do with the ark of the LORD?”...They replied… “Get a new cart ready, with two cows that have never calved and have never been yoked...Take the ark of the LORD and put it on the cart, and in a chest beside it, put the gold objects you are sending b...  Read More

After the Philistines had captured the ark of God, they took it from Ebenezer to Ashdod. Then they carried the ark into Dagon’s temple and set it beside Dagon. When the people of Ashdod rose early the next day, there was Dagon, fallen on his face on the ground before the ark of the LORD! They took Dagon and put him back in his place. But the following morning when they rose, there was Dagon, falle...  Read More

The ark of God was captured and Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, died. That same day, a Benjamite ran from the battle line...When the man entered the town and told what had happened, the whole town sent up a cry…The man hurried over to Eli...He told Eli, “I have just come from the battle line; I fled from it this very day.”...Israel fled before the Philistines...also your two sons...are dead a...  Read More

Now the Israelites went out to fight against the Philistines…The Philistines deployed their forces to meet Israel, and as the battle spread, Israel was defeated by the Philistines, who killed about four thousand of them on the battlefield.When the soldiers returned to camp, the elders of Israel asked, “Why did the LORD bring defeat on us today before the Philistines? Let us bring the ark of the LO...  Read More

The LORD was with Samuel as he grew up, and He let none of Samuel’s words fall to the ground. And all Israel from Dan to Beersheba recognized that Samuel was attested as a prophet of the LORD. The LORD continued to appear at Shiloh, and there, He revealed Himself to Samuel through His Word. And Samuel’s word came to all Israel.I Samuel 3:19-4:1 What a difference the Presence of the LORD brings!Sam...  Read More

And the LORD said to Samuel, “See, I am about to do something in Israel that will make the ears of everyone who hears about it tingle. At that time, I will carry out against Eli everything I spoke against his family - from beginning to end. For I told him that I would judge his family forever because of the sin he knew about; his sons blasphemed, and he failed to restrain them. Therefore, I swore ...  Read More